Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser was an English language newspaper published in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. It was the first newspaper to be published in Wagga Wagga, and was in circulation from 1858 to 1939.

History

The newspaper was first published on 30 October 1858 by James Thorburn Brown, predating The Daily Advertiser by ten years. The paper changed name several times and ceased publication in 1939.

The Wagga Wagga Express offices were destroyed by fire on 14 February 1892 with only the account books being rescued from the blaze.

Digitisation

The newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by the National Library of Australia.

See also

• List of newspapers in New South Wales
• List of newspapers in Australia

References

Further reading

• Holden, W Sprague 1961, Australia goes to press, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
• Mayer, Henry 1964, The press in Australia, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne.
• Walker, R B 1976, The newspaper press in New South Wales 1803-1920, Sydney University Press, Sydney.
• Burch, Geoff 2012, Some History of The Wagga Wagga Express

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